Friday January 10, 2014
6:30PM - - -
Tu Bishvat Kabbalat Shabbat with Leora Mallach, Co-Founder and Director of Ganei Beantown
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It’s a Shabbat for the trees!
Tu Bishvat is a journey from jubilation before the Lord and communal responsibility to planting parsley in Styrofoam cups in synagogues across America. How do we reclaim relevance to this holiday in the midst of a New England winter? Come hear about fruit trees, foreskins, 3 year waiting periods, and how it all comes together in New England in January. Join us to discuss and celebrate the Tu Bishvat holiday. This biblical New Year is used as the “birthday” for determining the age of fruit trees as they relate to tithing expectations.
Leora Mallach, co-founder and director of Ganei Beantown: Beantown Jewish Gardens is building community through hands-on food system education framed within Jewish text, tradition and culture. Reminding our community of the connections within Judaism of food and agriculture facilitates a deeper understanding of what sustains us and engages the Jewish community in the question of how to feed ourselves and the world in a just and sustainable manner. Leora has run the organic vegetable garden at Temple Israel of Boston for three growing seasons. When not creating new paradigms in the Jewish community, she enjoys berry picking and being crafty.
Register here: http://vilnashul.org/events/event/tu_bishvat_kabbalat_shabbat
The Evening Schedule:
6:30 PM Wine and Appetizers
7:00 PM Shabbat Services
8:15 PM Speaker
8:45 PM Dinner (Vegan and gluten free options available)
Free parking is available across the street from the Shul at the Charles River Parking Garage underground next to the Au Bon Pain. Please validate your green parking ticket when you arrive to the Shul. The Shul is also easily reached on the MBTA. Take the Red Line to Charles/MGH.
Tu Bishvat is a journey from jubilation before the Lord and communal responsibility to planting parsley in Styrofoam cups in synagogues across America. How do we reclaim relevance to this holiday in the midst of a New England winter? Come hear about fruit trees, foreskins, 3 year waiting periods, and how it all comes together in New England in January. Join us to discuss and celebrate the Tu Bishvat holiday. This biblical New Year is used as the “birthday” for determining the age of fruit trees as they relate to tithing expectations.
Leora Mallach, co-founder and director of Ganei Beantown: Beantown Jewish Gardens is building community through hands-on food system education framed within Jewish text, tradition and culture. Reminding our community of the connections within Judaism of food and agriculture facilitates a deeper understanding of what sustains us and engages the Jewish community in the question of how to feed ourselves and the world in a just and sustainable manner. Leora has run the organic vegetable garden at Temple Israel of Boston for three growing seasons. When not creating new paradigms in the Jewish community, she enjoys berry picking and being crafty.
Register here: http://vilnashul.org/events/event/tu_bishvat_kabbalat_shabbat
The Evening Schedule:
6:30 PM Wine and Appetizers
7:00 PM Shabbat Services
8:15 PM Speaker
8:45 PM Dinner (Vegan and gluten free options available)
Free parking is available across the street from the Shul at the Charles River Parking Garage underground next to the Au Bon Pain. Please validate your green parking ticket when you arrive to the Shul. The Shul is also easily reached on the MBTA. Take the Red Line to Charles/MGH.
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture
Address:
18 Phillips St.
City:
Boston
Zip/Postal:
02114
Contact Name:
Jessica Antoline
Phone:
617-523-2324
Email:
Web:
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